Hockey Decoded

Shape of the Game

Season-to-date averages before puck drop, this game once it starts. Live depth timeline →

Depth

overall
This game
53BUF
44PIT
Shots
54|40
CF
46|57
xG
54|43
TOI
46|61
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
−1.29BUF
+1.23PIT
Sabres team −1.29
U. Luukkonen
15 SV · 3 GA · 1.71 xGA
−1.29
Penguins team +1.23
T. Jarry
29 SV · 2 GA · 3.23 xGA
+1.23

Rosters

Bars show each player's share of his team's total in this game. Depth is how evenly that total is spread across the lineup.

Sabres
Away
54 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 34% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Zucker
J. Zucker L
12%
of team output
SOG 13% CF 12% xG 17% TOI 6%
M. Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson D
12%
of team output
SOG 16% CF 12% xG 9% TOI 9%
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
11%
of team output
SOG 16% CF 12% xG 7% TOI 8%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 55% of team
17 J. Zucker L
13% 18:28 4 7 0.55
22 J. Quinn R
6% 18:39 2 6 0.63
72 T. Thompson C
6% 18:33 2 6 0.20
89 A. Tuch R
6% 17:40 2 3 0.37
44 J. Dunne C
6% 08:11 2 4 0.12
71 R. McLeod C
3% 18:01 1 5 0.14
6 Z. Benson L
3% 16:09 1 2 0.06
91 J. Doan R
3% 16:02 1 1 0.12
86 N. Ostlund C
3% 13:27 1 2 0.33
29 B. Malenstyn L
3% 09:44 1 1 0.01
48 T. Kozak C
0% 15:22 0 1 0.00
19 P. Krebs C
0% 09:10 0 1 0.03
Defense 45% of team
23 M. Samuelsson D
16% 27:47 5 7 0.30
26 R. Dahlin D
16% 25:06 5 7 0.22
4 B. Byram D
6% 20:13 2 2 0.01
25 O. Power D
3% 19:25 1 1 0.01
21 C. Timmins D
3% 14:06 1 4 0.15
78 J. Bryson D
0% 12:34 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 18 15 .833 -1.29
34 A. Lyon G DNP
Penguins
Home
40 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 36% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
C. Dewar
C. Dewar C
13%
of team output
SOG 5% CF 4% xG 36% TOI 6%
S. Crosby
S. Crosby C
11%
of team output
SOG 21% CF 11% xG 8% TOI 6%
K. Hayes
K. Hayes R
11%
of team output
SOG 16% CF 11% xG 14% TOI 5%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 84% of team
87 S. Crosby C
21% 18:46 4 5 0.21
13 K. Hayes R
16% 15:23 3 5 0.37
15 J. Koppanen L
11% 13:02 2 2 0.18
26 T. Broz C
11% 11:30 2 2 0.11
71 E. Malkin C
5% 18:46 1 3 0.08
39 A. Mantha R
5% 17:37 1 2 0.09
19 C. Dewar C
5% 17:13 1 2 0.96
17 B. Rust R
5% 16:26 1 4 0.19
43 D. Heinen L
5% 14:59 1 2 0.12
18 T. Novak C
0% 13:53 0 1 0.00
46 B. Lizotte C
0% 12:46 0 0 0.00
41 V. Koivunen R
0% 11:33 0 0 0.00
Defense 16% of team
58 K. Letang D
11% 20:50 2 2 0.21
24 M. Dumba D
5% 16:16 1 3 0.08
65 E. Karlsson D
0% 23:48 0 2 0.04
28 P. Wotherspoon D
0% 22:37 0 6 0.01
5 R. Shea D
0% 19:10 0 2 0.03
27 R. Graves D
0% 15:25 0 3 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
35 T. Jarry G 31 29 .935 +1.23
37 A. Silovs G DNP